Application of David M. Griver

ALMOND, Judge.

David M. Griver appeals from the decision of the Board of Appeals affirming the rejection on prior art of claim 3 in appellant’s application1 entitled “Multi-Terminal Ground Stud.” The remaining claims in the application stand withdrawn from consideration as not readable on the elected species, viz. the ground stud of Figs. 1 and la, hereinafter reproduced.

Claim 3 reads as follows:

A multi-terminal stud for providing a common reference potential for electronic circuits mounted on a chassis, said stud comprising: an electrically conductive shank member having a smooth-surfaced…